Burning Man brings a severe case of the Mondays

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Most of us have experienced the “Sunday Scaries”—the anxiety that creeps in at the end of a glorious weekend, as we anticipate returning to work. Imagine the feeling that might overtake you after a solid seven days outside of normal society, in a desert world where commerce and advertising were nonexistent (Instagrams aside), clothes were optional, and radical self-expression and acceptance of others were the law of the land.

(Reuters/Jim Urquhart)

That’s what some 70,000 “Burners,” as Burning Man attendees are known, face upon the exodus from Black Rock City, Nevada. Traffic on Sunday night (Sept. 4) forced officials to close the access road, while people spent several hours waiting in their cars. (And you thought beach traffic was bad!)

BRC exiting time is currently up to 8 hours. Please get plenty of rest before leaving the city. Drive safe and follow all speed limits.